ROUND THE TOWN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19920, 16 August 1927, Page 6

ROUND THE TOWN

No address was delivered at the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday, and club business was discussed. Mr Keith Grant, who played the leading juvenile role in “The Arcadians,” sang selections from that production.

As a result largely of a visit from Mr. Bardsley, secretary of the Manawatu and Bush District Herd-Testing Association, a herd-testing group has been formed embracing Whenuakura, Kakaramea, Alton and Manutahi districts.

Keen interest in the affairs of the Wanganui Y.M.C.A, was shown by those present at the annual meeting of the institution last evening. In conjunction, a tea, provided by the Ladies’ Auxiliary and a social evening were held.

A very neat and attractive badge for the Wanganui Fire Police has been" made by Messrs Mayer and Keen, of Wellington, and reflects great credit for a local article. It is finished; in gut and blue enamel and is serviceable and easy to distinguish. The fire police force now numbers 50 men.

Wanganui was well represented at the Town Hall, Wellington on Saturday evening, when Jascha Heifetz, the world-famous violinist closed his short season of recitals in the capital city. A “Chronicle” man was informed by a resident of this district that he saw many familiar faces among the audience.

“We don’t think enough of the young men,” was the opinion of Mr A. Goldsbury, member of the Board of Directors of the Wanganui Y.M.C.A., expressed at last evening’s annual meeting. “They are the greatest asset a community can have, the finest things on earth—except women,” he concluded.

The maximum fine of 20s and 10s costs was imposed on R. Barron, who was charged at the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court yesterday with cycling at night without a light. The police stated that defendant had given a lot of trouble in the matter by giving a wrong name after making oif from the constable who had first stopped him.

Programmes for the Wanganui Competitions Society’s seventh annual festival were to have been received from the printers early this week, but owing to the large number of entries and the work entailed in arranging the sessions to suit competitors who will attend from a distance, the official lists will not be available until the end of this week.

“I am living in New Zealand because it is the land of my choice,” declared the new secretary of the Wanganui Y.M.C.A., Mr David D. Milligan, at the annual meeting last evening. Mr Milligan, who has travelled and lived in numerous countries, stated that he was satisfied there was no better country to live in than New Zealand.

It has been suggested that A Company of the Ist. Battalion, W.W.C. Regiment should play a football match against B Company towards the close of the season. The territorials have missed their camp this year, at which they have a sports meeting and it has been suggested that it would be a good plan to hold a military sports meeting as well as a football match.

At the city Y.M.C.A. annual meeting last evening, Mr David D. Milligan said, in commenting on the affairs of the local institution that he would not like to see the building not in use. He had worked in a school building in remote parts, where police protection was necessary. “It was not long, however,” remarked Mr Milligan in conclusion, ‘ * before the whole neighbourhood was transformed.”

The plaintive strains of mouth organs come drifting down the breeze on any evening now, in almost every locality in Wanganui. The reason for this outburst of musical talent is not hard to find. It has its origin in a very keen desire on the part of many a local boy to achieve distinction in the mouth organ classes at the Wanganui Competitions Society’s seventh annual festival which opens next Saturday week.

The popularity of the Tongariro National Park is each year increasing and visitors come from widely separated localities. This popularity is particularly in. evidence in the North Island, and, as Wanganui has comparative ease of access to the Park, there are numerous alpine enthusiasts in this city. On Friday next week, about 20 Wanganui members of the Ruapehu Ski Club will leave for the annual winter sports at National Park.

A Wanganui visitor to Wellington during the week-end states that there is no denying the immensity of the slip on the Hutt Road, and he gives an interesting description of the emergency traffic control at the danger point. An inspector with a flag is stationed at either end of the mass of debris and traffic police allow 20 or 30 cars over at a time. The route which the vehicles Have to take is over the footpath and close up to the sea wall, while boulders can be seen rolling down the face of the slip.

A rubbish fire in a back yard near the fire brigade station, whieh had boon lit without permission, resulted in the appearance at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday of J. C. Meyer, who gave lengthy evidence in. an endeavour to prove that his creation of much smoke and little actual fire was not a danger to surrounding buildings. Defendant produced portions of green charred sticks, and green poplar branches and weeds which were near the fire, but he admitted that ho had applied the match without permission from the authorities. The inspector stated that in the opinion of the fire brigade officer's the fire had been a danger. He was fined 20s and 10s costs.